Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Rural Postal Services: Sustainability - Oct 25

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Kevin Hollinrake):...The Government are also funding the cost of the replacement of the Horizon IT platform that caused so many difficulties. Again, we hope that will provide new opportunities too, both in terms of efficiency and new services. We see post offices becoming parcel hubs, and the Post Office sees that as an opportunity to be frequented not just by custom from Royal Mail but also DHL, DPD  Amazon and other providers. There are future revenue opportunities that we should encourage to ensure that the network is sustainable...

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